AZ-2: Recruiting Primary Opponent for Rep. Crane: Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb (R) confirms that he is being recruited by unnamed sources to leave the Senate race and turn his political effort toward challenging 2nd District US Rep. Eli Crane (R-Oro Valley/ Flagstaff) in next year’s GOP primary. Mr. Crane was one of the eight Republican members who voted to oust then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
While Sheriff Lamb may be rejecting such overtures now, candidate filing for the August 6th primary does not end until April 8th, so much time remains for him to reverse course. It is probable that Mr. Lamb will continue to see the Senate nomination rapidly slipping away. If so, challenging Rep. Crane may eventually prove to be the Sheriff’s better political move. RI-2: No Re-Match: As reported in the Cook Political Report and by the Daily Kos Elections site, former Cranston Mayor and ex-gubernatorial nominee Allan Fung (R), who held freshman Rhode Island Rep. Ira Magaziner (D-Cranston) to a 50-46% win in a 2nd District that the FiveThirtyEight data organization rates as D+17, will not return to run again in 2024. Mr. Fung is clearly the Republicans’ best possible candidate, so this seat will not be considered a GOP conversion target in 2024 despite the closeness of the most recent campaign. Polling had indicated Mr. Fung was in position to score a major upset in 2022 but fell short when the votes were actually counted. Comments are closed.
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